...WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MBA PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR VENUE: POSTGRADUATE ROOM 3 DAY: SATURDAYS TIME: 11.30 AM - 2.30 PM LECTURER: DR ABDULAI KUYINI MOHAMMED Course description Effective management of human resources within organizations requires an understanding of various behavior and processes. Managers need to know why people behave as they do in relation to their jobs, their work groups and their organizations. This knowledge of individuals’ perceptions, motivational attitudes and behavior will enable managers to not only understand themselves better, but also to adopt appropriate managerial policies and leadership styles to increase their effectiveness. The focus of instruction in this course will move progressively through the individual, group and organizational levels of behavior and will examine the interrelationships of behavioral phenomena among these levels. In addition, concepts such as motivation, leadership and communication and their relevance to organizational behavior will be examined Objectives At the end of this course you should be able to: * develop your skills in analyzing organizational issues and developing appropriate recommendations to enhance organizational performance; * enhance your understanding of human behavior at the individual, interpersonal and organizational levels; * acquire knowledge about concepts and frameworks that can be used to build your management effectiveness; *...
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...Communicating During Organizational Conflict KP Haueter kphaueter@hotmail.com BUS3050 Spring 2013 Shayne Narjes 9 Jun 13 * Introduction Communicating effectively during periods of organizational conflict is an important part of organizational success. This paper will discuss the challenge of effective communication as illustrated by a recent change of direction at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (Marshall Center). First it will identify the situation of change and conflict at the Marshall Center. This will be done by identifying the knowledge, skills, sensitivity, and values that come into play as they have been taught throughout this term. Second, this paper will discuss the possible alternatives to address the situation and test the possible solutions. Lastly, the paper will propose solutions and recommend implementation plans. * Overview of the Organization and Case Study The Marshall Center is a highly respected German and American partnership based in Garmisch, Germany. It has 175 employees and has recently undergone a transformation. The fiscal and political realities of decreased defense budgets in the United States and Germany have led to a need for consolidation of responsibilities and decrease in the number of employees. The dean of the College of International and Security Studies (the College) was recently tasked with the responsibility of combining resident and outreach programs within the College. Previously...
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...DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE After reading this chapter, you should be able to: * Define organizational structure and relate how organizational structures develop. * Describe how specialization and departmentalization help an organization achieve its goals. * Distinguish between groups and teams and identify the types of groups that exist in organizations. * Determine how organizations assign responsibility for tasks and delegate authority. * Compare and contrast some common forms of organizational structure. * Describe how communication occurs in organizations. * Analyze a business's use of teams. Rarely is an organization, or any group of individuals working together, able to achieve common objectives without some form of structure, whether that structure is explicitly defined or only implied. Structure is the arrangement or relationship of positions within an organization. An organization's structure develops when managers assign work tasks and activities to specific individuals and work groups and coordinate the diverse activities required to reach the firm's objectives. Organizational charts are visual displays of organizational structure, chain of command, and other relationships. Growth requires organizing--the structuring of human, physical, and financial resources to achieve objectives efficiently and effectively. SPECIALIZATION An organization must first determine what activities are required to achieve its objectives and...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Faculty Member Details: Dr. Prageetha G Raju Room No. D-203 Ph: 8790794397 E-mail: dr.prageetha@gmail.com Consulting Hours: Students can visit my room any time between 9 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. (only if needed) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Description: The management of complex organizations requires an understanding of the nature of human behavior in corporate and other organizations, styles of motivations, personality and perceptions, company leadership, power and authority, strategies of organizational design and change, teamwork, conflict and collaboration, and culture. Organizational Behavior explores individual and group behavior within work organizations and helps students understand, describe, and explain human behavior at work. Course Objective: The course shall be completed in 33 sessions and after completing the course the student will be able to: * Apply and analyze different concepts related to organizational behavior * Define the purpose and nature of the field of organizational behavior * Understand and learn how to Manage individuals for high performance by developing your understanding of individual and interpersonal behavior * Understand and learn how to manage groups for high performance through an exposure to theories, concepts, and principles of OB Prescribed Textbook: Organizational Behavior, Stephen P Robbins,Timothy...
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...Impact of Organizational Culture on Internal Corporate Communication and Team Dynamics – A Case Study Analysis [Student Name] [Student ID] [Submission Date] Table of Contents Organizational Culture 3 The Impact of Culture 3 Group Dynamics 4 Tuckman's Teamwork Theory 4 Phases of Tuckman’s Teamwork Theory 5 The 4 Phases of Tuckman's Teamwork Theory 5 Belbin Team Role Theory - The Eight Team Roles 7 Theoroes of Motivation 11 Link 18 Conclusion 19 Recommendations 19 Organizational Culture Organizational culture is a is a group of values shared by a group of people, mostly silent between the members and, obviously, unique to the group, which are passed on to new group members. Organizational culture is a mechanism of knowhow, standards of perception, thinking, evaluation and action. Cultural Impact The culture of an organization is evolving to survive with their surroundings. Organizational culture helps managers to set standards and believes in which each member to work in a single standardized template. Organizational culture can enhance the effectiveness of the organization. The effects of organizational culture are multidimensional. A robust organization will always focus on the environment it creates for its employees, because it helps attract a company which is efficient. They focus on creating and maintaining an organizational culture that...
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...__________. • Question 4 According to __________ approaches, individual behavior is constructed in context, as people act and interact in situations. • Question 5 Meindl referred to the phenomenon whereby people attribute almost magical qualities to leadership as _____________. • Question 6 The __________ that are driving organizations of all types and sizes can be found in organization-environment relationships, the organizational life cycle, and the political nature of organizations. • Question 7 The decision to construct a new overseas plant can be considered to be a(n) __________. • Question 8 Which of the following, refers to altruistic love? • Question 9 __________ is intentional and occurs as a result of specific efforts by a change agent. • Question 10 Another name for incremental change is __________. • Question 11 To begin understanding an organization’s culture, it is often easiest to start with __________. • Question 12 To many researchers and managers, shared common values lie at the heart of organizational __________. • Question 13 The issues concerned with __________ are tasks to be accomplished, methods used to achieve the goals, and methods of coping with success and failure....
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...Paper on Your 5020 Group Experience Introduction This reflection paper is a compilation of what Group or Team C, experience during the execution of the Group Project Paper on Goal Setting in Organizations within Burger King Corporation. The paper covers important topics such as how the group was formed, leadership, the evolution of the group/team over the term, group/team dynamics, group structure, team communication and Intergroup/intra-group conflict. This paper connects the individual experiences within group dynamics concepts presented in the course to illustrate their relevance, as well as some comparison and contrast of the team’s intra-group conflict experience with techniques presented throughout the course. The paper also, provides a vast content on theory for each of the covered topics, to enhance the subjects learned during the path of Organizational Management. As you read throughout the paper you will learn how Team C, successfully developed greater knowledge of relevant material and develop the necessary group skills, while always bringing into consideration solutions to get the job done the right way and on time. Leadership The reliable source of leadership theory and research, the Stogdill’s Handbook of Leadership, describes leadership as “an interaction between members of a group. Leaders are agents of change; persons whose acts affect other people more than other people’s acts affect them. Leadership occurs when one group member modifies...
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...Leadership, Teambuilding, and Communication BUS 322- Organizational Behaviors Dr. James Kolacek Strayer University March 14, 2013 Based of your research, analyze the organizational stressors to determine their like;y impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors could be addressed. Every organization has some type of stressor that has am impact on the organizations. According to the text book, a stressor or demand is a person or event that that triggers the stress response,(Nelson& Quick, 2013). Some stressors within an organization are task demands, role demands, interpersonal demands and physical demands. In the nutrition services at the hospital, the task demands are very demanding and causes stress to staff. Some task demands that this department faces are short staff, and the advancement of technology and software. When the department is faced with a shortage of staff, it adds an extra workload to the current staff. Employees are becomung stressed and burnout with the demands of completing the their own work assigments as well as the work of the employees that are absent from work. Technology is advancing everyday. The hospital is always advancing technology such as medical equipment and computers to better serve their customers. The advancement of technology causes stress because some employees can not adjust to change and fear of using the technology. Employees that become stress tend to stay out of work, work performance becomes...
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... |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |LDR/531 Version 4 | | |Organizational Leadership | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares students to apply leadership principles to the roles they play as managers. Students will discover more about themselves and will learn more about the connection between the individual and the organization. Other topics include organizational culture, structure, group behavior, motivation, power, politics, organizational change, and workplace conflict. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.2+10+ University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may...
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...making is clearly terminate to your individual and to organizational. The key individual outcomes in research of organizational behavior are organization commitment and job performance. The factors that influence these outcomes are individual mechanisms (justice, job satisfaction, stress, motivation, trust and ethics, and learning and decision making) Individual mechanisms in turn are driven by group mechanisms (leadership: style and behaviors; and power and negotiation and teams: processes and characteristics), organizational mechanisms (organizational culture and structure), and individual characteristics (personality and cultural values and ability). Job performance is the worth of the set of employee behaviors that facilitate both positively or negatively to organizational target accomplishment. Organizational commitment - The main focus of this chapter is to search out the concept “organizational commitment”. The argument includes the following respect: definition of the idea; theoretical backdrop; adopted pattern for this study, dimensions of organizational commitment; element affecting the employees’ commitment; growth of organizational commitment; the effects of commitment; and the management of organizational commitment. Job satisfaction - takes to a new part of our integrative model of organizational behavior. Job satisfaction is one of some individual mechanisms that directly affects job performance and organizational commitment. Stress – stress is excitement, feeling...
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...|Course Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |BCOM/230 Version 3 | | |Business Communication for Accountants | Copyright © 2012, 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business accounting setting. Students are exposed to various topics related to interpersonal and group communications within the context of applications to the accounting field. Students will develop skills in the forms of written communication, including memos, e-mails, business letters, and reports. Other topics include communication ethics, collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, and professional competence and values. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are...
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... | | |Management Communication Skills | Copyright © 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course focuses on identifying and developing the communications skills necessary to manage individuals and groups successfully within business and work organizations. Students will identify their management communication styles and will assess and improve their effectiveness in the areas of interpersonal communications, group dynamics, diversity, motivation, team building, and conflict resolution. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Hynes, G. E. (2011). Managerial communication: Strategies and applications (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill....
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...Year – 2014-15 Course Handout Section A Course Name: Organizational Behavior Faculty Name: Smita Kulkarni Room No: 114 Wing No: D Consultation Hours: between 10.55- 12.10 on Fridays Email: smita@ibsindia.org Course Objective: Semester: I The management of complex organizations requires an understanding of the nature of human behavior in corporate and other organizations, styles of motivations, personality and perceptions, company leadership, power and authority, strategies of organizational design and change, teamwork, conflict and collaboration, and culture. Organizational Behavior explores individual and group behavior within work organizations and helps students understand, describe, and explain human behavior at work Learning Outcomes: After completing the course the student will be able to: Apply and analyze different concepts related to organizational behavior Define the purpose and nature of the field of organizational behavior Understand how to Manage individuals for high performance by developing your understanding of individual and interpersonal behavior Understand how to manage groups for high performance through an exposure to theories, concepts, and principles of OB Recommended Text Book: Organizational Behavior, Stephen P Robbins,Timothy Judge and Neharika Vohra 15e, Pearson. Suggested books: 1. Fred Luthans, “Organizational Behavior, 8e, TMH, India. 2. John W Newstrom, “Organizational Behavior – Human behavior at work”, 12e, TMH, India...
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...Leading Change by John P. Kotter and Organizational Behavior and Management by Ivancevich are centered around the themes and concepts of an eight stage process that incorporates the ideas of establishing a sense of urgency, creating the guiding coalition, developing a vision and strategy, communicating the change vision, empowering employees for broad-based action, generating short-term wins, consolidating gains and producing more change, and anchoring new approaches of each author. Leading Change and the related text are findings that complement the explorations of each author. One may find the relationship between the books to be astounding as the authors appear to mirror each other’s ideas, but one author provides insight through the use of experience and opinions, while the other uses research and supporting evidence. An effective manager should be able to integrate the concepts of organizational behavior and leadership in order to properly communicate, implement, and transform the projects of an organization whose goal is to become more competitive. The text on Organizational Behavior has provided the research and theories on the effective use of human resources, while Kotter offers a situational approach that one can easily relate to. The integration of Kotter’s eight stage process along with the text by Ivancevich have provided me with a better understanding of leadership as an ongoing fundamental process and organizational behavior as a principle that should be...
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...Finalizing all activities across all Process Groups to formally complete the project or phase Project Management Plan Accepted Deliverables Organizational Process Assets Expert Judgment Tool & Techniques Outputs Inputs Inputs Project Statement of Work Business Case Contract (when applicable) Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process Assets Tool & Techniques Outputs Expert Judgment 4.6 Close Project or Phase Closing Process Group 4.1 Develop Project Charter Initiating Process Group Final Product, Service, or Result Transition Organizational Process Assets Updates Project Charter Reviewing all change requests, approving, and managing changes to deliverables, org process assets, documents, and the PM Plan Project Management Plan Work Performance Information Change Requests Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process Assets Expert Judgment Change Control Meetings Tool & Techniques Inputs Documenting actions necessary to define, prepare, integrate, and coordinate all other plans Project Charter Inputs Outputs from Planning Processes Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process Assets Tool & Techniques Outputs Expert Judgment 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control Monitoring & Controlling Process Group 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan Change Request Status Updates Project Management Plan Updates Project Document Updates Outputs 4. Project Integration Management Planning Process Group Project Management Plan Tracking...
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